Telephone-index.



No. 828,914. I PATENTED AUG. 21, 1906. G. B. ADAMS, TELEPHONB'INDEX.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.5. 1905.

UNITED s'rAp ns PATENT ornion.

GEORGE B. ADAMS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TELEPHONE-INDEX.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1906.

Application filed December 5, 1905. Serial No. 290.476.

- transmitter and in which the names and telephone-numbers of varioussubscribers shall be so exhibited as to be readily found with theminimumloss of time.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts of a telephone-index, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed. 1

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts,Figure 1 is a pers ective view of a telephone, exhibiting the in ex ofthe present invention combined with the mouthpiece of the transmitterthereof. Fig. 2 is a perspective detail view of the index.

Referring to the drawings, T designates a teleohone of any preferredconstruction, and M the mouthpiece of the transmitter. These parts maybe of the usual or any preferred construction, and therefore need nodetailed (lescriptiom The invention resides. in the novel form of indexto be detachably combined with the mouthpiece and to bear the names andtelephone-numbers of any desired number of subscribers with whom t 1eowner of the telephone may transact business or f I Collllllullluatemessages.

The index comprises an attaching member 1 and a plurality of cards 2,which are suitably ruled and indexed, each card bearing a letter of thealphabet and the series of cards being lettered in se uence from A to Z.The attaching menilwr l is constructed from a length of resilient wireof any desired gage and comprises a pa'ir of gripping elements 3 and 4,that are connected by a coil 5, that operates to increase the resiliencyof the member. The element 3 terminates in a loop (3, while the element4 extends some distance beyond the loop 6 and terminates in an L-attaching member is shaped card-carrying member 7, upon which the cardsare strung, the latter member having its end formed into a loop 8,constituting a stop that operates to prevent accidental separation ofthe cards.

The elements 3 and 4 are disposed a proximately in the same plane, sothat w en the ositioned upon the phone it will hang in tv e properposition to permit ready access to the cards. The orifices in the cardsthrough which the member 7 projects are of a size somewhat larger thanthe stop 8, thus to permit of one or more of thecards being removed forthe purpose of adding new names thereto as maybe necessary from time totime. In order to prevent the cards from accidentally Working loose fromthe carr ing member, the orifice 9 in the outer car 10 is'elonga'ted anddisposed longitudinally of the length of the card and at right angles tothe stop 8, so that Without turning the outer card at right angles toits normal position it cannot become detached from the carrying member.This-is a feature of importance, inasmuch as without this provision aperson hurriedly using the index might detach the cards from the carring member and cause their loss. General y-it will be preferred to makethe card 10 of some material tougher than the cards 2, such ascelluloid, aluminium, or other metal, this be ing advisable on accountof the constant wear at the orifice 9, resulting from the swinging ofthe cards.

Where names of telephone subscribers are thoroughly efficient in use forthe purpose designed and may be readily used in connection withanordinary telephone without requiring any change whatever in itsstructural arrangement.

1 claim- 1. A telephone-index comprising an at' taching meniberembodyinga pair of gripping elements, one of which terminates in a carry ingmember provided with a terminal stop,

and suitably-indexed cards threaded on the carrying member, the outerone of which is provided with means for engaging the stop.

2. A telephone-index comprising an attaching member embodying a pair ofcurved gripping members connected by a coil, one of the membersterminating in an L-shaped carrying member having a terminal stop, and aplurality of alphabetically-indexed cards strun u on the carryingmember, the outer one'o W ich is adapted to be held against ac cid'entalseparation from the member.

3. Asa new article of manufacture, an attaching member fortelephone-indexes embodying a pair of curved gripping members connectedby a loop or coil, one of which members terminates 1n an L-shapedcarrying member having a terminal stop.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my'own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE B. ADAMS.

Witnesses): p

' HENRY C. THOMPSON,

irE ORGE PETTERsoN.

